Once sourced my own part for a power steering job. Mechanic was not happy, but I saved $163 doing so. The bill went from $553 to $390.12. Admittedly, I had a friend at the parts store who used his employee discount to save a few additional bucks....but the most expensive parts store in town was still about $70 cheaper than the mechanic’s quoted price. Mechanics can be pissed if they want to, but I’m not paying a $163 make-the-mechanic-happy fee.
The markup he puts on the parts is to suck more money pur of pur poclets tocfix junk they engineered shit on purpose to also suck more money out of our pockets.
I'm a mechanical engineer, this dude is 99.5% full of it. I can promise you will over pay for that part, then pay the delivery charge, (or the reasons the part is so over priced is because they had to retrieve it or waste time finding it 😂, I promise you) my part was around 80 and got it on sale for around 40, let him use his so I can know if I'm not coming back. Was the same part and brand for 179 😂.
Bs too. I can mention a part that I got from O'Reilly or something, mention the brand beforehand and get the greenlight from the mechanic before labor begins, we both agreed to the part and shouldn't be a problem.
Believe it or not the 1 time I've had that happen was at a Pep Boys of all places. They f***** up THREE TIMES in a row and wound up fixing my entire fuel injection system for free. Lol.
"Normally it's covered under this protection but we'll make this circumstance extremely specific so that it is not covered, otherwise yes usually it would be no cost"
The place i went to charge me 170 just to put brake pads on. They didn't even clean off the old stuff or clean anything up. 6 months later had to replace rotor and pads myself. Did the job right this time, and feel a lot more satisfied knowing it wont seize
@@jack8356 Honda dealer in my town wanted to charge me around a thousand dollars for new rotors, pads, and oil change. Bought all the parts and oil I needed for under $250.
"Little bit" of mark-up from what you would have paid at the part store if you got it yourself. Yet shops get discounts at stores they have accounts at. Their markup is sheer profit other than time lost to call the order in to have the part(s) DELIVERED.
@@fastone371Do it yourself and it’s cheaper and better quality than half those morons could do. When I worked at Toyota half the techs couldn’t even tie a shoelace. Don’t even get me started on the independent shops, their only hiring requirement for technicians is that you are an asinine oaf
@@cristinacocchi6690 No I can. But I am near 40, and work 60. I don't want to fuck with it. And I especially dislike other blue collar fucking other blue collar. I once called a shop that quoted me the same price even if I had the bearing already. Guess who did it. Me. So this guy CAN GET BENT.
Usually if a shop replaces a part and it fails they will say nope it wasnt the new part its a different part. Mechanic shops usually try to screw you. Thats why its good to find a honest shop and stick with them.
@@kikook222Changing an axle is one of the easiet jobs to do yourself but youre probably too unintelligent to figure it out so you take your cars to a mechanic
I completely agree. This guy is a total douche. Mechanics are a dime a dozen. People don't go to a mechanic to order parts for them, they go to a mechanic for the mechanic to fix the problem. 30% markup on parts is pretty standard and it's also ridiculous.
@@dyl4nftp Not every one is mechanically inclined. By your own analogy, taking an appendix is an easy surgery to do. So were you so unintelligent that you had to go to the doctor, or did you take it out yourself?
Problem is they tell you it's an OEM part and mark it up based on the OEM part price, but then they install the cheapest junk part they could get from O'Reilly's.
Shocks come to mind for this, store charges stupid prices then the mechanic puts even more markup on. My car for example, 95 Crown Victoria, I went with decent instead of cheap and saved huge amounts, $40 USD per VS $80 per at O'Reilly or AutoZone... Same parts, just half the price.
I had a shop try to quote me for a muffler like I asked. I work thirds and responded to the email saying hold off on the muffler for that price. Then they refused to respond to my calls or emails and just went ahead and installed it and kept my car for the weekend. Put on a 300 dollar muffler and when I asked them for invoice from their vendor with price paid, brand and model number they ghosted me.
dude now that I reviewed your comment: my mechanic even asked me one time if I can get the parts by myself, in order for him to serve me faster, cause he was fully booked and I wanted him to squeeze me in!
@@bobbythompson6017 If you have a receipt proving they just did that job and they’re refusing to take responsibility for it you can go downtown to resolve the issue.
Right, I had parts replaced by some mechanics and they ended up using cheap parts and failed. And wanted me to pay more after we had a so called deal. Well, this is how I lost trust in some mechanic shops and lead me to force myself to learn some mechanic work at 22 years of age.
The only time I’ve ever brought a part to a shop was for an oil pressure sensor. I ordered it and then realized there was no way in hell I could do it myself lol
@@ricky9720no but they fit the part and they are supposed to ensure the part is in new condition with no faults prior to fitting. If you don’t know that don’t include your comment.
@Mrsamaj14 what you dont understand is that parts can act new, they can even pass quality checks at the factory, and after installation. They can, theoretically, fail at any time. Plastic parts are made by molding, there's thousands of ways those can fail during manufacturing. Alot of metal parts are cast or pressed and can have invisible defects that have no verifiabke fault until its placed under stress. Some parts are constantly undergoing upgrades. An example here are the coolant bypass pipes for GMs 3.8L, OEM part was made of plastic in, not only a hard to reach place, but also very close to multiple heat sources, Plastic, even treated Plastic doesn't last long under these conditions. A metal upgraded part came out almost 10 years after the motor was commonplace in GM vehicles. 9 times out of 10, if a part fails, it's not the techs fault. Your comment was based in "consumer logic" and is not the reality of everything we have to deal with. What you need to understand, is that most us, really are just trying to help... when something fails, you, like everyone else, are so quick to jump to conclusions without comprehension. If youre upset about something going wrong... you can bet that at least a good majority of us mechanics are also mad at the situation because of what it means for our pay... dont use US as your scapegoat, because you can't comprehend the bigger picture.
Yeah i used to work for Toyota as a porter and i got a lower labor rate and a discount on parts, it actually made their price at least competitive if not good. I no longer get that discount and they wanted to charge me 3650$ for a clutch job! They also tried to upsell on the most expensive part of the job and get me to buy an 800$ flywheel, “because of the age.” Bro my truck is in great shape for its age and has no drivability issues that would warrant a flywheel replacement. Worst case scenario I’ll have to have it machined but it’ll be a lot less than 800$ for that to be done; that’s how you use flywheels. Anyway, a local shop that my dad has used before, a little mom and pop type place, wants 550$ for labor and made no fuss that I brought my own Toyota OEM parts (which i got for 20% cheaper than retail through a friend) I have done lots of other work to my trucks but i just don’t have the space to do a clutch right now, and my family takes up next weekend before this weekend ever gets here.
@@addisonsmith3503 my brother paid $2k to have a new slave cyclinder installed in my 94 ford ranger before i got it from him, i paid $400-$500 in parts and redid the clutch, throwout bearing, flywheel, fluid and filter change and shift tower on that trucks transmission myself rather than get robbed.
@addisonsmith3503 I took my mint 06 tundra into my local Toyota dealership to have the rear breaking T block because I couldn't find one myself and the mechanic backed my truck through the fence behind the building and into a 10 foot ditch. When the part finally got replaced after them having the truck for 6 months they call me to let me know it's done and not once did they notify me of the damages their mechanic did to the truck and just tried acting like the truck was like that when I dropped it off. I'm still fighting them in court 6 years later and the truck has sat in my yard since I had the people get involved because they wouldn't give me the truck back because I refused to pay for the work if they wouldn't pay to fix the damages caused by them. I'll never own another post 1998 Toyota as long as I live.
My mechanic will only accept when I bring my own parts. Wait, my mechanic is me. Edit: Thunderin Jesus thanks for 15k likes on a silly joke, then the amount of you who are upset. Then the couple of you getting uppity about the edit. Pure entertainment. I made the edit truly about the goofballs who make this fun and it brings out more. Gobbless hoss 🫡
My daughter had wheel bearings replaced. The shop had to replace both again because the great parts had bad tone rings and caused ABS lights. Then the guy routed the sensor wire wrong and the rim rubbed through the wire. Nice. That was the rear. The front replaced was over $400. My son and I replaced the other front for $50 (Timken) and it took 45 minutes. I’ll go one more. Another shop wanted $596 to replace the rear brakes. For $450 I did all four wheels with Motorcraft pads and rotors. Labor was very easy. Many so called pros suck.. this is why I packed an impact wrench and torque wrench in my checked baggage.
@@youtubesucks1499doesn’t give them a right to rip people the fuck off, 😂 Big O tires did an alignment on a car that I have now since sold, they only told me that the alignment doesn’t cover them aligning toe and camber. Just steering angle. All of that shit I put up with for 135$. Thieves.
@@youtubesucks1499 it said alignment, that’s typically what people align when you get a a expensive ass alignment. It’s big o’s fault they didn’t even tell me what it’s about.
@@GMC.Sonoma.4.3 Look at how your tires are wearing. Its pretty easy to see if your tires are starting to get edge wear or if you hit a pothole. I get my alignment done once a year.
If you’re bringing your own components make sure they’re of good quality and brand I’ll happily install whatever you give me, but I’d advice against cheap aftermarket parts as that’s what causes issues to occur again
@@chrisb7528 His exact first line was "mark it up and charge a SHIT TON of extra money, later on, he mixes it up and uses the term " little bit of markup". Haha!! We all know his first description was the truth! If you go to a shop that will not let you bring parts, run like a scolded dog, that tells it all!
@@AccuracySpeaks I 100% agree, he sounded like a typical shady mechanic. I'm not asking for mechanic to give a warranty on the parts and I'll sign a waiver. That's why I do my own repairs, lol.
@@ddr360 I do most of my own work but don’t have the tools or lift to do everything, but thanks for playing. It’s still good to have a trusted mechanic.
@@ddr360 Getting your hands dirty is not always so easy nor recommended. I had the air intake, valve covers, and plenum gaskets redone in my car last year at the mechanic. It was a 10 hour job. Guess why I had it done by a professional? Multiple amateurs on UA-cam commented that they had attempted to do this kind of job on their own with the same make and model as my car but they couldn't get their car to start because they put it back together wrong and didn't know what they were doing. So that leaves you bringing it to the mechanic having to explain you messed up your car and having to pay the mechanic to either do a diagnosis and/or put it back together correctly.
Don’t mind me. I’m a new worker at auto-zone and I know nothing about cars. Reason I signed up is to learn, but they teach nothing, which is why I’m looking up video tutorials instead of sleeping to get ready in the morning.
Last time i installed a customer part, wound up taking 3x the time because their "identical to OEM" NOX sensor didnt work so i got to charge him 500€ for a new sensor that actually works LOL, plus work it was like 800€
@@losthighway4840More for making money than to watch out for you lmao, I work at an auto parts store and a lady came in pissed af bc the shop that she went to install it didn't want to install a battery that she bought from us. The chances of you screwing up a battery installation is so low you'd have to be basically stupid to mess it up, you thinking these shops and mechanics are looking out for you is dumb and shows how delusional you really are
Shop said they were going to charge me $1,200 to replace the shocks and struts on my car. I bought the new parts myself for $200 and did the work myself. Been driving on those parts for 4 years now.
@@JohnWilkes-mg8diA shop tried to install a wrong part on my car that cost 700€ and obviously it didn't fit. Then I decided to order the right part for 17€ and it fit. They tried arguing with me first. I obviously know my car way better than they do.
We refuse to fit customer supplied parts. Lots of reasons to why we dont. Biggest one is insurance will not cover us in Australia if we dont purchase the part.
Right? Like okay you pay what they charge for the part… it works fine… it’s works perfectly in fact. That part never becomes a problem for the rest of your life. Do I get a refund on the money used/back up fund to get that spare part in case it breaks but never does? I’d rather pay them for the service and time then pay for the additional part that could never be used by me.
Shop wanted $140 to replace bonnet (hood) gas struts. $18 from ebay, and 5 mins with a screwdriver. ps, that was an "amateur" 5 mins, I'm sure they could have done it in 2 mins. $66 / min is one heck of a hustle.
he's not wrong here, the shop will mark up the parts because not only are you paying for the service but you're also paying for a warranty on the part. i prefer to do work myself but in some cases it isn't possible. if you can do it yourself, more power to you fr
@@123ATank More like I wasn't spending $400+ to have an afternoon to myself doing bullshit that didn't matter anyway. Why spend that money when it's not worth the person who is installing it? No, a random mechanic isn't worth paying $400 for a few hours. If you think that's acceptable, well that's why it's getting more expensive. Keep paying outrageous prices I guess, I'll save money and not worry if my car is done right. If you want $400 for two hours worth of work I was an entire video of you doing it with proof it's not fucked up. 😂
@@ThatGuy-vi8ch your first sentence confirms my assessment, nothing wrong with that, but if your downtime not needing to fix something is making you less money than if you fixed it yourself, it makes sense to do it yoyrself. However, if your time is more valuable per hour than the mechanic, you will lose money if you try to fix it yourself because of the loss of the time you put into it, when your time is worth more than the time someone else is charging you.
Exactly, I have to save a buck wherever I can these days and there have been so many times when I've supplied a much cheaper part and years later its still doing the job, it depends on what part it is and what's its significance is in the grand scheme of things when I decide to use cheap
Exactly. Maybe the part the customer brought to you wasn't faulty. Maybe the reason the part broke was mechanic improperly putting it on. Maybe the part broke because of another reason unrelated to the customers part.
Spot on. But my story: this is the exact reason I started working on my own vehicles. The money I saved on labor and markup was used to buy the tool I needed for the job. I was able to afford a performance part instead of stock.
When I need something done, I take my vehicles to a shop two towns over because they earn their customers trust. You can’t bring your own parts there either.
Thats seriously a smart move, but why can't you bring your own parts? They turn you away or something? I live in toronto canada so i don't come across something of that nature here, but its good to know just incase
@@Julius4141 they say “if something goes wrong with the part you brought in, they are still liable because they are the licensed shop that installed it.”
@@americanagothic7851 ah got it now, still think its a smart move on your end though. The area i live have way too many mechanic shops so its easy tp get help putting in certain parts i don't have tools for
His video was mainly about the fact that we don't want to have to deal with people that bring us the wrong part because they want a better deal. Just let us do the work for you and get the right part so it doesn't take as long. You really only pay extra because we usually put on oem parts or good quality parts. Just find a trust worthy mechanic, or do it yourself 👍
Iv never had work done by anybody that would fix it again for free if something went wrong, this video is a joke 😂 “why you should always get upcharged for parts: fairytales”
@Ryan Fliegel no, the shop adds a markup to the part. You pay 100 from Autozone and charge me 200, and since the parts almost never break right away, that 100 bucks is pure profit
When I worked for Lexus, customer needed a radiator for an old model. OEM radiator was $600, good quality aftermarket radiator was $99. Parts asked $299 for the $99 radiator, and it was going to be delivered for free to the dealership. So $200 profit for a 5 minute phone call. I let the advisor know, who let the customer know. We advised the customer to buy it for $99 and bring it in. He did, and our parts dept only sold a gallon of coolant for $20 as a result of their greed. And guess what, the part warranty was EXACTLY the same since it was professionally installed by the dealer. After 25 years of that crap Ive retired and work on my own cars and do side work and I take care of my own customers honestly.
Good for you man. I used to work with an very honest mechanic who shows me how much part is online, and charge me for exactly how many hours he worked. Charged me 160 to change knock sensor when dealer was charging 600. I have since moved away but I always remembered how good and honest of a guy he was. I’m sure your customers feel the same.
Good for you b you will always have that excellent reputation of been honest and you will always won't lack clientele because people will spread, by word of mouth your good work ethics.
I ALWAYS, when able, provide my own parts. I've never had a replacement part, or non-OEM part fail because of quality. I have a 2005 Ford five-hundred with 162,00 miles. Fortunately, I've never had any issues with the engine. Parts do have to be replaced of course. I'm not putting expensive parts on this vehicle. And keep in mind. Some Dealer/OEM parts can fail at the same rate of "lesser" quality parts. If your vehicle is worth using more expensive parts, then you should do that. If you decide less expensive means is all you need, that is also fine. Get a warranty on the parts if available. If you take care of your vehicle, your replacement parts will likely take care of you as well.
I have been doing it for 25 years and they will fail more than OEM. Especially sensors. NEVER buy aftermarket sensors. Especially cam and crank sensors. IT is not that they fail but they rarely fit properly so the sensor does not work properly. But generally. You are right. It saves money and the quality is rarely suspect unless it is a newer car.
@@SophiaAphrodite Oh yeah for sure! Sensors, difficult to access parts, you should if able, go OEM. Certain parts you don't wanna go to cheap on. Last week I had my front CV Axels replaced. I believe they were the originals, no issues, they've held up very well. Although, I wanted to do some preventative maintenance. I didn't go OEM, but they were high quality. Hopefully those will perform for the remaining life of the car.
Always have and always bring my own parts. Never had an issue with any of my trusted mechanics. Had plenty of problems with shops putting the same garbage that broke back into my car/motorcycle when I could have spent a little extra for a better aftermarket part that will resolve my problem and last.
@wormer66 there can be terrible designs sure: once took 30mins on a headlight bulb. But if worked on Hondas, bmw, audi, jeep, 1 max for most rad jobs (or get a new car 😂)
Do you want an award? Some people don’t have the tools or space to do the work. You do… good for you. Not everyone’s lives are the same, hence why a SHOP gets paid to do the work, when someone CANNOT. You’re the UA-cam hero of the day… Pat yourself in the back… 😂
300%? Honestly when you bring your own part to avoid markup, the shop usually increases the labor cost to offset that loss. Plus you lose your labor warranty. In the end you really dont gain much.
i just had a engine replaced i ask the shop to do it but i brought my own engine saved myself 4k they ended up putting a thermostat on it that was bad that almost blew the new engine so at the end of the day ill pick my own parts from brands and company's i trust not u
I own 3 construction companies. Dude, if you can DIY, go for it. It will save you money. I got into the business because I was so poor I had to fix everything myself. That included my appliances, lawn mower, truck, and basic electrical, plumbing and carpentry. I realized there was money to be made. And I sucked at school.
As a technician, I never, I mean never replace parts with anything but OEM, especially any electrical or computer parts. Of course there are exceptions, such as air, cabin, and oil filters, brake rotors, and wipers.
Have you priced parts lately? Nothing is cheap anymore. Good luck finding late model aftermarket Toyota parts . It wouldn’t surprise me if your pump is $400 over the counter or online without labor costs or markup. I do most of my own work. But I also understand where some of the costs come from. Special tools that do one thing aren’t cheap either and usually take a few jobs to pay for themselves.
Shops usually give a 24 month 12k warranty. This is on parts and labor. If the parts fail? They recoup that labor from the parts vendors. By filing a labor claim.
It a waste of time and money when you're bring you're own parts not to mention the customer might buy the wrong parts and the shop have to wait for the correct parts, this guy is 100% correct.
True I try to allways bring my own parts because sometimes it saves you an 100$ or so if the mechanic is cool with it! ( if there under 300$-500$ ish ) Either way it's not that much of an loss and you get an extra part 😂
He's not entirely wrong but the only time this happens is if the customer is dumb enough to bring used crappy parts for the job or if the mechanic did something wrong
@@westsidesagittarius3103 New parts do break/wear out early. Even the quality ones, more often then one would think. That being said while it is a gamble most of the time you will save way more supplying parts then you will lose .
@@westsidesagittarius3103 I used to work as a salesman for a dismantler briefly. The number of people buying used suspension components with old bushings defies logic. They weren't even that much cheaper than aftermarket.
#1 reason is wrong parts are very commonly brought in. These Online retailers, parts store employees, customer’s lack of knowledge, any of which could cause a problem.
well thats the thing. this guy is right because half of people are dumber than a bag of rocks with no common sense, and to protect themselves from liability the mechanics refuse customers bringing in their own parts. then again you'd think that a savvy mechanic would be able to sus out that kind of person but maybe this guy is also an ignoramus.
You get what you pay for - generally. Sometimes you get less than what you pay for, and at other times - you end up getting more than you paid for unexpectedly 😅
@Dale smith fucking should at this point. We're in a throw away society and basic shit can be handled by most people. Idk how we went from a society that could program thier own computers build our own circuit boards or repair our own cars only to wind up like a bunch of drooling fucking idiots.
So while you know mechanics you probably need help in other things like house maintenance and technology repair, you probably stink at alot of other things you cant do. Multi talented doesn't mean you'll know everything. So when you need help with something someone will say that's why I'm my own tech. Or that's why I'm a chef, or that's why I'm a plumber, or that's why I'm a mason, or that's why I'm a carpenter, or that's why I'm a lifeguard, or thats why I'm a doctor, or that's why I'm a dildo, or that's why I'm a pilot, or that's why I'm a fisherman, or that's why I'm a firefighter, or that's why. Etc
I have warrantied many things over the years, at no cost to the customer. The real problem is on my side, trying to get the part supplier to cover my cost for their defective component. The bigger ones will, but I often still have to eat the labor time.
He's not wrong but he is sugar coating. Yes, parts are marked up to cover potential issues like this and yes if no issues, they'll book a bit more profit on the job. If you are gonna bring your own parts, do your own wrenching. Because NO shop is going to warranty a part they weren't paid for. Nobody in any business would. People just hate mechanics because you're typically upset when you're forced to deal with one. Most of them just want to earn a living. They aren't robbing anyone, and if they are they suck at it because they aren't rolling in money.
Uh huh. Changing your own parts at home is not always so easy nor recommended. I had the air intake, valve covers, and plenum gaskets redone in my car last year at the mechanic. It was a 10 hour job. Guess why I had it done by a professional? Multiple amateurs on UA-cam commented that they had attempted to do this kind of job on their own with the same make and model as my car but they couldn't get their car to start because they put it back together wrong and didn't know what they were doing. So that leaves you bringing it to the mechanic having to explain you messed up your car and having to pay the mechanic to either do a diagnosis and/or put it back together correctly.
@@Russell-rc6qq Study first, then go to the practice and do the job sistematically. You have the time that the professional doesnt. No need for a professional
@@Russell-rc6qq pleb, been re-building my onw car for a while now, engines are really just lego's 5.0 04 mustang owner has save 8000 dollars year to date
@@RS-cs9wf You Didn't "Save" Anything!!! You Earned That 8 Thousand Dollars!!! JUST Like The Mechanic Would Of EARNED When He Did The Work!!! So You Didn't "Save" Anything, You Traded Your Time And Energy For That Money!!! And Since You Probably Took 3 To 4 Times Longer Than A Professional You Actually Lost Money!!!
@@AFatherToTheFatherlessexcept when he gets them from the same shop you guys get your parts brought in from. I'm impressed with the level of arrogance you manage to display, especially from a mechanic; one of the world's strongest legal con artist jobs. People like you are the reason I work on my own car. Never have any problems when I put new parts in my car, rather than getting a mechanic to put a $450 junkyard part that fails in 2 days. There's very good reasons for people not trusting mechanics, and you know damn well the reasons. You can't act oblivious to things like that.
Customers who have brought in their own parts and then had a failure try and blame the shop expecting the shop to fix it again for free even though they were told that they don't get warranty coverage for bringing in their own parts. Its simply not worth the headache for the shops a lot of the time. Ridiculous customers caused the problem and ruined it for everyone else.
I work in the commercial section of a parts store. The discounts most shops get is actually insane. A lot of times they'll get stuff 30-50% cheaper than a normal customer can buy it for. They then look at the retail price, then mark up that price. I think I'll stick with bringing in my own parts using my employee discount, thank you.
@@MrRightNow I often see customer invoices from these shops because whenever a part fails, the shops can submit what's called a labor claim to us, which is them trying to get us to pay them for the labor they put in on the vehicle because we sold them a part that didn't work. In order for us to process these, they have to send us an invoice that shows how much they charged the customer for labor, parts, etc.
As someone who also works doing the same thing you do, can confirm, my local mechanics will tear a new butthole into customers with their mark-up prices. The few that I see that they don’t and keep it honest, those are the ones I recommend.
Im a mechanic and i encourage it. Either itll be the wrong part, which means i dont gotta touch your shitbox today, or its the right part from china, in which case, youll be coming back ;) throw that money at us. We love it. Oh, and you will for sure be charged full labor each time you bring your own crap, and each time your own crap breaks, im charging you full price again. And again. And again. Until you dipshits learn. So yes guys, KEEP BRINGING THOSE PARTS FROM OREILLYS
Nah he isn’t giving the right reason. Its fine to bring your own parts but just don’t buy the cheapest possible knockoff parts you can find, because those are never a direct fit and usually a nightmare to install. Also the cheap knockoffs fail a lot more then the ones you pay a little more for.
Well, in personal experience mechanics start crying when they have to do some extra wishes for anybody. Most of the time it's some silly idea thats either not gonna work or they brought the wrong part for it. If you're unlucky you already tore apart the car and your lift will be blocked until the correct part has arrived. Sucks ass esp. bcs the customers after you will in the worst case be waiting aswell.
@@tijnbrackel2712 at the shop I used to work at it was policy not to accept customer parts. This was for the reasons he mentioned in video and also because of the quality of the parts the customers would bring in. Cheap knock off or used shit, and it always ended up coming back. So the manager came up with this rule. If we knew you on a personal level though (friend or even some acquaintances) we’d slap your part in for you and just charge labor.
The only time its ok to being your own parts is when it's a specialty shop doing a specific custom upgrade, such as a larger turbo, or a new exhaust header for some bigger pipes... with the understanding that you are responsible for everything that happens feom the instant you accept the job as done. And you always call ahead and set up an appointment anyway, so they're aware of exactly what you'll be bringing, and are prepared. Otherwise... let them do what they know best. For average, everyday consumer parts, they know beat what REALLY has quality/works best in the real world environment, regardless of online reviews or ratings, lol. Nothing can beat first-hand knowledge and experience.
I love how he lives in a parallel universe where mechanic shops are usually fair and honest. The gross amount of corruption led me to become my own mechanic for 90% of auto issues, and for that, I’m grateful.
I had a 2.4 ecotec I replaced the timing chain on, I thought I had it timed right, but it wasn't. So at that point it was just too much of a pain in the ass . So I towed it too a shop and it cost me 600$ for them just to time it.
only brought my car to mechanic once cause it was simple had the parts and i couldn't be bothered. they put something in my power steering pump which was fine when it went in and they ruined it i think they literally put water in it then refused to give me my engine cover skid plate because "ill be back to fix my power steering pump soon since its bad" needless to say im never letting a mechanic touch my shit for convenience sake and i also someone who was a family friend that day. on thing to scam common customers another to scam a family friend and think its ok. true scum of the earth to even not care about being friends with family and to use that as a im being honest bs
Not just in case a couple fail...for WHEN a couple fail. It's a guarantee it happens. So you factor it in to the cost of doing business. That's literally how you run a business. Jesus, people are so stupid on the internet.
The "mark up" is there because shops don't buy parts from Amazon or rock auto. They buy them from parts suppliers. If they don't mark the part up, in order to make a profit, why would anyone do it? You idiots really have forgotten that some people have to earn a living.
@@dickbutt7854 No shit, genius....he's charging the customer for labor the 2nd time BECAUSE the customer brought his own part. My point was that WHEN THE MECHANIC provides the part, they have to mark it up to allow for these types of warranty works to be performed FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE. Honest to god, the internet seems extra stupid today.
What I have an issue with is when a shop can't get a part, but I can and they won't use my part, making me pay out money for shop labor to still not have my car fixed and then I have to find another shop and start the process all over again.
I work at a shop and i do not like people bringing in their own parts only because i need to know that it is the exact part that they need. Even sidework i do choose the parts. I will agree though, that shit is overpriced
"Most shops" don't do that. And good shops generally charge 30% on their cost on a part. Considering they can typically get the parts 15 to 20% cheaper, you should only be paying 10 to 20% (give or take) more than what you could buy it for yourself. I've worked in the industry for over 20 years, and shops that succeed and have customer retention follow this routine. Of course there are edge cases like on very expensive parts we generally get much less of a percentage because of the higher cost and on really inexpensive things we might charge 40 to 60%. But there is a method for us to make money and foe you to to be treated fairly. Find a good shop and stick with them. They will treat you right.
@@davidhodge0201some after market parts are better than OE by a country mile. OE control arms are shit, and I'm not even sure Chrysler can competently manufacture chassis parts.
@20sSomethingPunk I mean, yeah. There are luxury brands out there thay are definitely as good or better than oe. But, most people aren't buying those. They get the ebay/Amazon special that may or may not work out of the box.
@@davidhodge0201 not luxury, just off the shelf, like moog, precision, monroe, gates, spicer, etc. They are literally the same parts many shops are buying.
@20sSomethingPunk I'll be honest with you, I'm a fan of all the part brands listed here, but anecdotally I'd go as far as to say that those brand can sometimes be as good as, but not better. Sure that will vary from car manufacturer, some cars are built with crappy parts to begin with so being "better" than isn't a glowing endorsement. I've been doing suspension work for 20 years and I'm a fan of moog, but I've had more moog parts fail on me sooner than the oem parts failed to begin with. But all in all. I dont necessarily disagree with you. All I'm saying is if you're gonna go aftermarket, get a reputable brand name that is known for making good parts, and if you dont know what to get oem is generally a safe bet to get a good part that will last as long as the original part did.
I can settle this argument right now. Whoever provides the wrong parts for the job, has to pay the cost of labor for doing the job over again. End of story.
To all of you saying this is BS, I just had to have a starter replaced on my truck. The shop called me, said it was done, I showed up. It still wouldn't start. I was pissed. Mechanic said sorry, we'll make it right. Took 4 more days, 2 of which were weekend. But they got my truck going, I overheard one of the young guys in the shop, say it was the 5th starter. Didn't cost me another penny. They were on the hook for it, not me. I was an electrical contractor for about 15 years, and yes we would mark up materials between 100% & 200%, because we are required by law to warranty our work. So if we buy a ceiling fan and it goes bad 6 months later, that markup covers our cost to come back out, and for a new fan.
@Carlitosway211 because you are ripping people off. Charge for your professional service, not for the material. Guarantee me great service. If you can't, you don't even trust your own work. So why should I come to you?
@@poetryrhymez9620 you go ahead and run a business like the way you want. You won't be in business for long. What do you think "Mark Up" is? So I'm guessing you should be able to by a pair of pants for about a buck fifty for the labor it took and the cotton, rivets, button and zipper? Most of the time that is how I would price a job. I would figure the cost of materials then double it, and whether it took me an hour or 3 days it was the same cost. Some people wanted time and materials in almost every case it ended up costing them more. BTW on a time and materials job I would only add 25% to the material cost.
@@poetryrhymez9620 The markup and labor combined equal charging for professional service. You have zero clue what it takes to run a full scale repair shop. If you don't want to pay full scale prices, go to the guy in the run down shop with antiquated equipment, working himself to the grave, who's happy to be exploited for peanuts.
@@Carlitosway211 A 300% markup is unreasonable. In what world is a $150 and $129 battery an $800 including labor even reasonable. It's 1.5 hours of labor tops. I'm not paying a mechanic $570 for 90 minutes worth of work.
$800 for a belt tensioner replacement from some local mechanic, took it to the dealership and they did it for $400 still higher than I would like but I didn’t have time to replace it myself 🤷♂️
Wheel bearing, shop says 1.5k tf, took it to a small own family little mechanic shop 840, still expensive but had a hook up, new wheel bearing and hub all for 840, car runs like new for almost 2 year
Depends on how long the job would take doing it yourself, tbh. Most people can't have their car out of service longer than a weekend. I've done my own engine swaps and rebuilds, etc. Most people don't have the time or tools to do jobs more involved than brakes.
Literally dealing with a shops incompetence at the moment cause they didn’t have the integrity of telling me they JB welded a Camshaft Cap bolt together that they broke, now I gotta fix it.
@@Jimster481 I went to ford to have my truck looked at. They wanted $1600 in parts to fix my parking break and replace the rear rotors. I found them online for $$400
The only time I ever take my car in his for an alignment because I can't do camber and caster, and I got free lifetime alignment for my car from Firestone I just say no to whatever the fuck they try to sell me
Honestly, I don't even care about saving the money. I like being able to pick out the brand of the part... I only put good ones in... But good shops do to
@@BossItUp911his points are not well taken! Any body these days can be a glorified parts changer and order their own Chinese aftermarket parts just like they do and not pay triple the price!
@@jl456 so what you're saying is he has to pay for the problems of your prior bad experiences even if he's a standup dude? yeh, no thanks. glad i'm not a mechanic dealing with that all day.
@@BossItUp911what I'm saying is, be isn't gonna pay for parts regardless if you purchased them through him or not. He will just make up some B's as to why it's not covered and charge you again
Not entirely. As a former mechanic, unless you do this shit 8 hours a day 6 days a week, you won't have 5he skills. It ain't rocket science but experience and expertise 8s what your buying. Like a dentist or plumber find a wrench you can trust.
@@NickSharpe i was a mechanic for 32 years and did pretty much everything under the car and under the hood. but we did not swap engines or transmissions at the shop i worked in but we would do some motor work usually the deepest we went might be an intake manifold gasket. but it does take sometime to really get the experience needed to do the job right. i used to have a crowd of customers that would bring in their car and only want me to work on them. we had a few hacks in our shop that did crap work but were good friends with the bosses and were never fired for screwing up. but i ended up fixing the screw ups and those customers always came back wanting me on their car. getting the work done fast and done correctly goes a long way with a customer. also being honest with them is the best too. honesty seems to have been lost in quite a few professions these days, not just the automotive industry...
What y’all don’t realize is he’s not talking about YOU. Most of the people commenting here have enough experience to pick their own parts correctly, know what they want etc. he’s talking ab the other 80% of customers that don’t even know what a dipstick is, try to buy their own shit and fuck up everything
That's what happened to my dad's old car. He took it to this mechanic and it was all fine for a short time and then those cheap parts broke easily and it just made the car worse than it initially was. My dad was a basically scammed out of thousands
There is a BMW specialist shop in my city that does a TON of business. Admittedly they're good, but they often will use junk yard parts without telling the customer to save money (both the shop and the customer to be fair). That's fine, but I'd want them to clear it with me first before using it!
I like to handpick parts by actual manufacturers online because when I go to my local store they'll hand me something branded ACTION-PRO and I hesitate to change out the factory part at all.
That's nice of you.... I've had a mechanic put on a part that fails and then tell me it's my problem..... I'll just buy my parts online. When they fail after I buy them online I can take it off and send it back for being crap. So it's a better deal than the local mechanic laughing and saying it's my problem that his crap part broke
The real issue is that it's NOT " a little bit of mark-up". Usually it's marked up that little bit (by about 70% or more), and they think that's cool. This is why some bring their OWN, not to be ripped off!
And how many parts fail a short time after install? And don't they buy parts with warranty? Or does this guy buy whatever cheap crap he can get? That's just a driveshaft, which tend to have at least 2 year/40,000km warranty from an Australian store.
Let's use some common sense, lower control arm, pays about 1.5hrs in the labor manual. Average labor rate is like $130. $130x1.5 + cost of the part. Probably around $400-500. If that part fails it's covered under parts warranty and there's no extra labor attached. Vs, buying a cheap $100 part + the $130x1.5. $195+$100, $295... if you have to do the job twice because you provided a crappy part, you pay closer to $600 assuming you use the same crappy part again. More if you get a higher quality part.
@Kapa if I as a customer buy a part with a parts warranty, the vendor will only give you a new part, you still have to pat someone to do it if you can't do it yourself.
This is the exact reason I bought all the tools that cost maybe 10 times the initial cost of the original fix but I can nearly fix anything at this point
What a lot of yall don't get is visible in the image behind him. The building, the lifts. all the associated costs - taxes, insurance in the millions, workers comp, local payoffs, you name it. Crazy diagnostic gear needed to fix your rolling computer. It isn't like the 80s HEI, Durafail, points, carbs. Every car has countless computers that all must agree or your 80K toy won't even start. So yeah, there is a markup. I mark up parts for the same reasons - building, costs of same, taxes, utilities. There are costs to running a business most people don't see or understand.
@@fixit1519 At the risk of sounding obtuse it sounds to me as though you have never owned a business. I pretty much can promise I don't buy parts at the same store you do. Nor do I buy the cheapest crap available. I charge fairly, I do myself right and I do my customer right. I probably would turn your business down because I am not going to fund hundreds or thousands of dollars in hard costs without you having a little skin in the game. I have been burned over the years and started requiring a down payment on expensive parts. You sound, to be blunt, like a tightwad. For any shop to stay in business there is ongoing investment in tools, equipment, a proper safe workspace, training plus all the regulatory costs of keeping the doors open and the tax man away. These costs are indeed part of your labour costs. Otherwise shops go out of business. What happens when there is one shop left in your town? He charges what he wants and takes as much time as he needs and you, my dear, have no choice in the matter. So be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.
@@fixit1519 Tell me you have no clue without telling me. EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS relies on customers spending money with them to pay their bills. EVERY SINGLE ONE. In order for it to work how you are suggesting, the owner and business would have to live on thin air, that's not sustainable one bit. All of your suggestions are asinine at best. Go open up a retail business of any kind and see how far you get not adding a mark up to cover your expenses. Some of you people got to be high when you think of this bullshit.
From what I've seen, a lot of shops are still going to charge you for the work to replace a faulty part. The last thing a mechanic wants to do is replace something for free.
@@dumdumdugan1940 depends on supplier many just cover the part. If you get a blown engine because supplier sold a bad coolant hose. You may be liable for an engine because they will only cover the hose itself.
I always bring my own hamburger to McDonald's and get them to cook it up for me. I also appreciate when the parts don't fit and now who bays for my bay downtime?
I like how you word it that when I buy a dorman part from O'reilly's. It's cheap Chinese junk. But when you have a dorman part delivered by O'reilly's it's all the sudden a name brand 😂
Yeah a name brand of the highest quality when its from O'reilly. Stupid mechanics. If the bastards would act honest I wouldnt mind giving them extra, but when they screw you they better believe you will ruin their business with reviews.
@@jensz9360 You act as if dishonesty is a prerequisite to being a mechanic. People are dishonest, period. Not one industry is immune to it. Hell, an honest career mechanic will deal with more dishonest "customers" during his career than any one person will ever deal with dishonest mechanics.
But I do agree, there are some crooked fkrs out there. Gives us 3 percent a bad name. I don't want to replace anything that isn't failed or going to fail. I work hard for my $$ and so do my customers, I don't want them paying for sht they don't need.
@Brad A Yes, Sir!! But upon taking a look further; you're also gonna need new spark plugs, o2 sensors (both down and upstream), your MAF is bad, oil change, alignment, and I'm gonna have to top off the blinker fluid. Oh, BTW, I accidently "lost" the new Borla exhaust you wanted me to install. Contract you signed states I'm not liable for thef.. I mean, parts lost. But since I like you, I throw in the lot at the low price of $5,000. Hell, I'll even add new tire air valve caps for free. Sound good?
Yup true that yes they do rip us off I’m a farm boy back yard mechanic dealerships and shops don’t like us that much either lol they must absolutely hate you tube now 😅
@@kalvinlabuik3366 same here, its too expensive to go to a mechanic to maintain a fleet of cars and a backhoe and bulldozer, much better to learn how to fix it yourself and know when your getting fucked over
The bigger the shop, the bigger the markup. Its called overhead. That's why the big dealerships charge outrageous markups. You are paying for inventory, the big building, property taxes, insurance, salaries, etc etc and profit. You want it done cheaply, do it yourself or find a weedend mechanic who works out of his shed in his backyard
"little bit of markup" 😂
usually 80-100%
Plus labor around 80-120an hour.
3-5 times as much for the same part. That little mark up costs me a thousand bucks
@@quickmessenger1591 that's fucked up, I would never go there again.
Once sourced my own part for a power steering job. Mechanic was not happy, but I saved $163 doing so. The bill went from $553 to $390.12. Admittedly, I had a friend at the parts store who used his employee discount to save a few additional bucks....but the most expensive parts store in town was still about $70 cheaper than the mechanic’s quoted price.
Mechanics can be pissed if they want to, but I’m not paying a $163 make-the-mechanic-happy fee.
As a former mechanic for 32 yrs this guy is full of grease!!
This is why I work.on my own car lol
A typical mechanic that doesn't understand the business side of things.
Unless is from 🇨🇳
@@keeblertime1486why would I pay 1100$ to have the control arms, ball joints replaced?
@@GMC.Sonoma.4.3 If you're a DIYer your question is irrelevant.
He said “boils down to saving everyone money”. I call bullshit.
The markup he puts on the parts is to suck more money pur of pur poclets tocfix junk they engineered shit on purpose to also suck more money out of our pockets.
I'm a mechanical engineer, this dude is 99.5% full of it. I can promise you will over pay for that part, then pay the delivery charge, (or the reasons the part is so over priced is because they had to retrieve it or waste time finding it 😂, I promise you) my part was around 80 and got it on sale for around 40, let him use his so I can know if I'm not coming back. Was the same part and brand for 179 😂.
@@ichiroramenbowls8559I'm a shop manager and I say you are 99.5% full of crap.
Bs too. I can mention a part that I got from O'Reilly or something, mention the brand beforehand and get the greenlight from the mechanic before labor begins, we both agreed to the part and shouldn't be a problem.
@@abel4776 Operative word "shouldn't".
Two reasons I don't install customer supplies parts, liability and profitability.
I have never had a shop fix their fu*k-up for free. There’s ALWAYS an excuse.
Believe it or not the 1 time I've had that happen was at a Pep Boys of all places. They f***** up THREE TIMES in a row and wound up fixing my entire fuel injection system for free. Lol.
"Normally it's covered under this protection but we'll make this circumstance extremely specific so that it is not covered, otherwise yes usually it would be no cost"
Or "this also had to be fixed" when we were fixing the warranty item.
And they usually do it without asking.
Exactly. It's never their fault.
@@khrashingphantom9632 three times god damn
"that little bit of markup"
Usually it's 3 times the price
Exactly. While working at firestone I once saw a customer get charged $250 for a $35 water pump.
The place i went to charge me 170 just to put brake pads on. They didn't even clean off the old stuff or clean anything up. 6 months later had to replace rotor and pads myself. Did the job right this time, and feel a lot more satisfied knowing it wont seize
More than 3 times, I just ordered a fuel pump for $70 online, parts store wants $250 so a mechanic is going to want $350+ for it
@@jack8356 Honda dealer in my town wanted to charge me around a thousand dollars for new rotors, pads, and oil change. Bought all the parts and oil I needed for under $250.
"Little bit" of mark-up from what you would have paid at the part store if you got it yourself. Yet shops get discounts at stores they have accounts at. Their markup is sheer profit other than time lost to call the order in to have the part(s) DELIVERED.
“Don’t bring your own parts because we like to buy the cheapest used replacement and call it new and make as much profit as possible” 😂
That's why I get my own parts
Then go buy oem parts
He lies for more profits. They can't fool us! He's a typiCal! Mechanic.he's not here to save you money.
@@captainamericaamerica8090 Profit isn't a bad word. Literally every business pays its bills from the profits. Your salary is paid from the profits.
That's the dumbest comment ever
A shop that fixes their mistakes?
It's never been found. It's a legend.
Thats because you price shop, quality isnt cheap.
@@fastone371 Boom! They go with the cheapest shop they can find then complain about the service they provide being cheap.
@@Carlitosway211Nope, the most expensive ones are the worst in this regard.
@@paulsengupta971 Bullshit. We've repaired plenty of our mistakes. And done plenty of warranty work. Literally did a window regulator last week.
@@fastone371Do it yourself and it’s cheaper and better quality than half those morons could do. When I worked at Toyota half the techs couldn’t even tie a shoelace. Don’t even get me started on the independent shops, their only hiring requirement for technicians is that you are an asinine oaf
“Little bit of markup” is usually triple or sometimes quadruple what the part can be found for.
Incorrect. Stay off rock auto cheap china junk.
So you end up paying 3-4 times anyways whether it fails or not 😂
Thts the thing, he keeps saying "little bit of mark up" s if its not an insane amount.
Better than paying for the same problem twice
My local dealer's parts dept charges like 30% over just buying from the OEM's website.
Spoken like a true hustler.
That "customer supplied" cv axle looks like it has done 200000 KM.
@@AureusStone It was not ac delco
You exude naivity,- just do it yourself,oh...you can't ...BOO HOO
Spoken like a true ignorant do it yourselfer
@@cristinacocchi6690 No I can. But I am near 40, and work 60. I don't want to fuck with it. And I especially dislike other blue collar fucking other blue collar. I once called a shop that quoted me the same price even if I had the bearing already. Guess who did it. Me. So this guy CAN GET BENT.
Usually if a shop replaces a part and it fails they will say nope it wasnt the new part its a different part. Mechanic shops usually try to screw you. Thats why its good to find a honest shop and stick with them.
This man proceed to convince me more to bring my own parts. 😂 well done, good job bud.
😂😂😂😂😂 no lies told bro
Bring in your own parts. Most shops will replace a customer supplied part with no warranty.
Mechanics like this guy are the reason why I bring my own parts, and why I work on my own car.
I would hope you bring your own parts while working on your own car or is that just BS too!
@@rpruneau68 Homeboy changes his oil and thinks he works on his own car.
@@kikook222Changing an axle is one of the easiet jobs to do yourself but youre probably too unintelligent to figure it out so you take your cars to a mechanic
I completely agree. This guy is a total douche. Mechanics are a dime a dozen. People don't go to a mechanic to order parts for them, they go to a mechanic for the mechanic to fix the problem. 30% markup on parts is pretty standard and it's also ridiculous.
@@dyl4nftp Not every one is mechanically inclined. By your own analogy, taking an appendix is an easy surgery to do. So were you so unintelligent that you had to go to the doctor, or did you take it out yourself?
Problem is they tell you it's an OEM part and mark it up based on the OEM part price, but then they install the cheapest junk part they could get from O'Reilly's.
Exactly.
Shocks come to mind for this, store charges stupid prices then the mechanic puts even more markup on.
My car for example, 95 Crown Victoria, I went with decent instead of cheap and saved huge amounts, $40 USD per VS $80 per at O'Reilly or AutoZone...
Same parts, just half the price.
I had a shop try to quote me for a muffler like I asked. I work thirds and responded to the email saying hold off on the muffler for that price. Then they refused to respond to my calls or emails and just went ahead and installed it and kept my car for the weekend. Put on a 300 dollar muffler and when I asked them for invoice from their vendor with price paid, brand and model number they ghosted me.
They NEVER use OEM parts unless only OEM parts are made for that car.
Or the junkyard even
You underestimate how broke we all are 😢
exactly! right? after all, we come to you after half-ass trying ourselves..!
@@alexandros-online-8456😅
My best customers already know i give them a fair deal..they don't ask me how much the repair costs, they ask me when I can schedule them in.
like I do with my mechanic, my whole fam goes there too
dude now that I reviewed your comment:
my mechanic even asked me one time if I can get the parts by myself, in order for him to serve me faster, cause he was fully booked and I wanted him to squeeze me in!
Let’s be honest, they hate it because it kills their profit.
No cause the Mechanic is liable if it fucks up and causes a crash.
@@quicke5486 Huge difference between fucking up the instillation of a part and the part failing.
@@quicke5486 If they mess up the part then really their fault, otherwise parts will have a warranty itself if delivered damaged from supplier.
@@CS-zn6pp Don't complain when your Partsmaster wheel bearing fails
Bingo
There's no way any mechanic near me is going to admit that THEIR part failed and that they'd repair it for free.
Seriously though. This guy talks as if every mechanic/ mechanical shop is honest an trustworthy, when in reality it’s never their fault
I had a mechanic shop put in a steering box on my Ford truck steering box broke three days later last time I'm going to the mechanic shop
@@bobbythompson6017 it broke?
@@bobbythompson6017 If you have a receipt proving they just did that job and they’re refusing to take responsibility for it you can go downtown to resolve the issue.
Right, I had parts replaced by some mechanics and they ended up using cheap parts and failed. And wanted me to pay more after we had a so called deal. Well, this is how I lost trust in some mechanic shops and lead me to force myself to learn some mechanic work at 22 years of age.
The only time I’ve ever brought a part to a shop was for an oil pressure sensor.
I ordered it and then realized there was no way in hell I could do it myself lol
The lesson in this is buy quality parts, don't cheap out. It will save money and time in the long run.
I never saw a mechanic take responsibility for a failed part. It was always “bad luck”
Nope
Because mechanics make the part? Get bent
@@ricky9720no but they fit the part and they are supposed to ensure the part is in new condition with no faults prior to fitting. If you don’t know that don’t include your comment.
@Mrsamaj14 what you dont understand is that parts can act new, they can even pass quality checks at the factory, and after installation. They can, theoretically, fail at any time. Plastic parts are made by molding, there's thousands of ways those can fail during manufacturing. Alot of metal parts are cast or pressed and can have invisible defects that have no verifiabke fault until its placed under stress. Some parts are constantly undergoing upgrades. An example here are the coolant bypass pipes for GMs 3.8L, OEM part was made of plastic in, not only a hard to reach place, but also very close to multiple heat sources, Plastic, even treated Plastic doesn't last long under these conditions. A metal upgraded part came out almost 10 years after the motor was commonplace in GM vehicles.
9 times out of 10, if a part fails, it's not the techs fault.
Your comment was based in "consumer logic" and is not the reality of everything we have to deal with.
What you need to understand, is that most us, really are just trying to help... when something fails, you, like everyone else, are so quick to jump to conclusions without comprehension.
If youre upset about something going wrong... you can bet that at least a good majority of us mechanics are also mad at the situation because of what it means for our pay... dont use US as your scapegoat, because you can't comprehend the bigger picture.
found the guy who buys cheap chinese junk and is surprised when it fails
That's why i just work on my own car until i have to absolutely HAVE to. Honest mechanics are fucking rare.
Yeah i used to work for Toyota as a porter and i got a lower labor rate and a discount on parts, it actually made their price at least competitive if not good. I no longer get that discount and they wanted to charge me 3650$ for a clutch job! They also tried to upsell on the most expensive part of the job and get me to buy an 800$ flywheel, “because of the age.” Bro my truck is in great shape for its age and has no drivability issues that would warrant a flywheel replacement. Worst case scenario I’ll have to have it machined but it’ll be a lot less than 800$ for that to be done; that’s how you use flywheels. Anyway, a local shop that my dad has used before, a little mom and pop type place, wants 550$ for labor and made no fuss that I brought my own Toyota OEM parts (which i got for 20% cheaper than retail through a friend) I have done lots of other work to my trucks but i just don’t have the space to do a clutch right now, and my family takes up next weekend before this weekend ever gets here.
@@addisonsmith3503 my brother paid $2k to have a new slave cyclinder installed in my 94 ford ranger before i got it from him, i paid $400-$500 in parts and redid the clutch, throwout bearing, flywheel, fluid and filter change and shift tower on that trucks transmission myself rather than get robbed.
@addisonsmith3503 I took my mint 06 tundra into my local Toyota dealership to have the rear breaking T block because I couldn't find one myself and the mechanic backed my truck through the fence behind the building and into a 10 foot ditch. When the part finally got replaced after them having the truck for 6 months they call me to let me know it's done and not once did they notify me of the damages their mechanic did to the truck and just tried acting like the truck was like that when I dropped it off. I'm still fighting them in court 6 years later and the truck has sat in my yard since I had the people get involved because they wouldn't give me the truck back because I refused to pay for the work if they wouldn't pay to fix the damages caused by them. I'll never own another post 1998 Toyota as long as I live.
They try to charge like attorney's lmao that's why I rather just do my own maintenance and change my own parts .
True now u have the knowledge to help someone else
My mechanic will only accept when I bring my own parts.
Wait, my mechanic is me.
Edit: Thunderin Jesus thanks for 15k likes on a silly joke, then the amount of you who are upset. Then the couple of you getting uppity about the edit. Pure entertainment. I made the edit truly about the goofballs who make this fun and it brings out more. Gobbless hoss 🫡
Good one. LOL
I mean sounds like your mechanic isn't very smart. If someone else brought him the parts he should probably use them.
Same here…😢
Thats right. If it dont fit return that shit
Bro facts 😂
My daughter had wheel bearings replaced. The shop had to replace both again because the great parts had bad tone rings and caused ABS lights. Then the guy routed the sensor wire wrong and the rim rubbed through the wire. Nice. That was the rear. The front replaced was over $400. My son and I replaced the other front for $50 (Timken) and it took 45 minutes.
I’ll go one more. Another shop wanted $596 to replace the rear brakes. For $450 I did all four wheels with Motorcraft pads and rotors. Labor was very easy.
Many so called pros suck.. this is why I packed an impact wrench and torque wrench in my checked baggage.
Well genius the shop also has to pay: insurance, rent, supplies, electricity, payroll, advertising, garbage, taxes, office supplies, and incidentals.
@@youtubesucks1499doesn’t give them a right to rip people the fuck off, 😂 Big O tires did an alignment on a car that I have now since sold, they only told me that the alignment doesn’t cover them aligning toe and camber. Just steering angle. All of that shit I put up with for 135$. Thieves.
@@GMC.Sonoma.4.3 Dude, did you ask questions before you buy?
@@youtubesucks1499 it said alignment, that’s typically what people align when you get a a expensive ass alignment. It’s big o’s fault they didn’t even tell me what it’s about.
@@GMC.Sonoma.4.3 Look at how your tires are wearing. Its pretty easy to see if your tires are starting to get edge wear or if you hit a pothole.
I get my alignment done once a year.
If you’re bringing your own components make sure they’re of good quality and brand
I’ll happily install whatever you give me, but I’d advice against cheap aftermarket parts as that’s what causes issues to occur again
this mechanic is the reason why we bring in our own parts
He's a crook, a little markup he says.
@@chrisb7528 even put the makeup on his cheek to wipe off and act like he works
@@chrisb7528 35% a “little “ mark up
@@chrisb7528 His exact first line was "mark it up and charge a SHIT TON of extra money, later on, he mixes it up and uses the term " little bit of markup". Haha!! We all know his first description was the truth! If you go to a shop that will not let you bring parts, run like a scolded dog, that tells it all!
@@AccuracySpeaks I 100% agree, he sounded like a typical shady mechanic. I'm not asking for mechanic to give a warranty on the parts and I'll sign a waiver. That's why I do my own repairs, lol.
Having a mechanic you can trust is priceless.
Or get your hands dirty. Be a man and do it yourself. Being self sufficient fixes all your problems.
@@ddr360 I do most of my own work but don’t have the tools or lift to do everything, but thanks for playing. It’s still good to have a trusted mechanic.
And being the mechanic you trust is far better
@@ddr360 time is money… sometimes it’s not worth it if the price is right
@@ddr360 Getting your hands dirty is not always so easy nor recommended. I had the air intake, valve covers, and plenum gaskets redone in my car last year at the mechanic. It was a 10 hour job. Guess why I had it done by a professional? Multiple amateurs on UA-cam commented that they had attempted to do this kind of job on their own with the same make and model as my car but they couldn't get their car to start because they put it back together wrong and didn't know what they were doing. So that leaves you bringing it to the mechanic having to explain you messed up your car and having to pay the mechanic to either do a diagnosis and/or put it back together correctly.
Don’t mind me.
I’m a new worker at auto-zone and I know nothing about cars. Reason I signed up is to learn, but they teach nothing, which is why I’m looking up video tutorials instead of sleeping to get ready in the morning.
Last time i installed a customer part, wound up taking 3x the time because their "identical to OEM" NOX sensor didnt work so i got to charge him 500€ for a new sensor that actually works LOL, plus work it was like 800€
In case it breaks we just tripple the price. Great explanation
Happens .0001% or the time, let’s charge 300% of the cost 100% of the time. He’s just looking out for you.
@@losthighway4840More for making money than to watch out for you lmao, I work at an auto parts store and a lady came in pissed af bc the shop that she went to install it didn't want to install a battery that she bought from us. The chances of you screwing up a battery installation is so low you'd have to be basically stupid to mess it up, you thinking these shops and mechanics are looking out for you is dumb and shows how delusional you really are
Seriously. I have some shops that I trust who get parts wholesale, charge retail, and they keep the difference just like the parts store would.
@@rob_over_9000 thats normal.
For real that was the stupidest explanation I've ever heard.
No its because the shop picks the cheapest junk and triples the price.
Reallimes. Shops tend to buy the best and most expensive aftermarket parts. They do not want a failure and customer return for the same job.
False. Most shops offer a warranty and if they used the cheapest parts they would lose money by doing warranty jobs
Shop said they were going to charge me $1,200 to replace the shocks and struts on my car. I bought the new parts myself for $200 and did the work myself. Been driving on those parts for 4 years now.
This is completely wrong
@@JohnWilkes-mg8diA shop tried to install a wrong part on my car that cost 700€ and obviously it didn't fit. Then I decided to order the right part for 17€ and it fit. They tried arguing with me first. I obviously know my car way better than they do.
We refuse to fit customer supplied parts.
Lots of reasons to why we dont. Biggest one is insurance will not cover us in Australia if we dont purchase the part.
If I'm paying for you to "back up" a part I AM THE ONE BACKING IT UP
Right? Like okay you pay what they charge for the part… it works fine… it’s works perfectly in fact. That part never becomes a problem for the rest of your life.
Do I get a refund on the money used/back up fund to get that spare part in case it breaks but never does?
I’d rather pay them for the service and time then pay for the additional part that could never be used by me.
Shop wanted $400 to change one control arm. I did both myself for $80 and an afternoon listening to tunes.
Shop wanted $140 to replace bonnet (hood) gas struts. $18 from ebay, and 5 mins with a screwdriver. ps, that was an "amateur" 5 mins, I'm sure they could have done it in 2 mins. $66 / min is one heck of a hustle.
he's not wrong here, the shop will mark up the parts because not only are you paying for the service but you're also paying for a warranty on the part. i prefer to do work myself but in some cases it isn't possible. if you can do it yourself, more power to you fr
Then your time isn't worth more than $320 for an afternoon.
@@123ATank More like I wasn't spending $400+ to have an afternoon to myself doing bullshit that didn't matter anyway. Why spend that money when it's not worth the person who is installing it? No, a random mechanic isn't worth paying $400 for a few hours. If you think that's acceptable, well that's why it's getting more expensive. Keep paying outrageous prices I guess, I'll save money and not worry if my car is done right. If you want $400 for two hours worth of work I was an entire video of you doing it with proof it's not fucked up. 😂
@@ThatGuy-vi8ch your first sentence confirms my assessment, nothing wrong with that, but if your downtime not needing to fix something is making you less money than if you fixed it yourself, it makes sense to do it yoyrself. However, if your time is more valuable per hour than the mechanic, you will lose money if you try to fix it yourself because of the loss of the time you put into it, when your time is worth more than the time someone else is charging you.
You could buy your own part a couple times and still be cheaper than that "lil bit of markup."
Exactly, I have to save a buck wherever I can these days and there have been so many times when I've supplied a much cheaper part and years later its still doing the job, it depends on what part it is and what's its significance is in the grand scheme of things when I decide to use cheap
Then do it y’all selves then.
Exactly. Maybe the part the customer brought to you wasn't faulty. Maybe the reason the part broke was mechanic improperly putting it on. Maybe the part broke because of another reason unrelated to the customers part.
This
Maybe, but can you take it out and put it back four times while your trying to get back and forth without your car, did not think so
Spot on. But my story: this is the exact reason I started working on my own vehicles. The money I saved on labor and markup was used to buy the tool I needed for the job. I was able to afford a performance part instead of stock.
When I need something done, I take my vehicles to a shop two towns over because they earn their customers trust. You can’t bring your own parts there either.
nothing wrong with saying no to bringing your own parts.
Thats seriously a smart move, but why can't you bring your own parts? They turn you away or something? I live in toronto canada so i don't come across something of that nature here, but its good to know just incase
@@Julius4141 they say “if something goes wrong with the part you brought in, they are still liable because they are the licensed shop that installed it.”
@@americanagothic7851 ah got it now, still think its a smart move on your end though. The area i live have way too many mechanic shops so its easy tp get help putting in certain parts i don't have tools for
@@Julius4141No it’s not smart, ever heard of a waiver?
Let’s talk about all the excuses shops give when you want them to warranty their work.
His video was mainly about the fact that we don't want to have to deal with people that bring us the wrong part because they want a better deal. Just let us do the work for you and get the right part so it doesn't take as long. You really only pay extra because we usually put on oem parts or good quality parts. Just find a trust worthy mechanic, or do it yourself 👍
Exactly! 😂
The best part is they would do it for free. That made me laugh.
Iv never had work done by anybody that would fix it again for free if something went wrong, this video is a joke 😂 “why you should always get upcharged for parts: fairytales”
@Ryan Fliegel no, the shop adds a markup to the part. You pay 100 from Autozone and charge me 200, and since the parts almost never break right away, that 100 bucks is pure profit
When I worked for Lexus, customer needed a radiator for an old model. OEM radiator was $600, good quality aftermarket radiator was $99. Parts asked $299 for the $99 radiator, and it was going to be delivered for free to the dealership. So $200 profit for a 5 minute phone call.
I let the advisor know, who let the customer know. We advised the customer to buy it for $99 and bring it in. He did, and our parts dept only sold a gallon of coolant for $20 as a result of their greed.
And guess what, the part warranty was EXACTLY the same since it was professionally installed by the dealer.
After 25 years of that crap Ive retired and work on my own cars and do side work and I take care of my own customers honestly.
Are you in Florida?
@kyle_mk17 No that was in Denver.
Good for you man. I used to work with an very honest mechanic who shows me how much part is online, and charge me for exactly how many hours he worked. Charged me 160 to change knock sensor when dealer was charging 600. I have since moved away but I always remembered how good and honest of a guy he was. I’m sure your customers feel the same.
@tylerdai88 There's a lot of dishonest mechanics throughout history which gives them all a bad name.
Good for you b you will always have that excellent reputation of been honest and you will always won't lack clientele because people will spread, by word of mouth your good work ethics.
I ALWAYS, when able, provide my own parts. I've never had a replacement part, or non-OEM part fail because of quality.
I have a 2005 Ford five-hundred with 162,00 miles. Fortunately, I've never had any issues with the engine. Parts do have to be replaced of course.
I'm not putting expensive parts on this vehicle.
And keep in mind. Some Dealer/OEM parts can fail at the same rate of "lesser" quality parts.
If your vehicle is worth using more expensive parts, then you should do that.
If you decide less expensive means is all you need, that is also fine. Get a warranty on the parts if available. If you take care of your vehicle, your replacement parts will likely take care of you as well.
I have been doing it for 25 years and they will fail more than OEM. Especially sensors. NEVER buy aftermarket sensors. Especially cam and crank sensors. IT is not that they fail but they rarely fit properly so the sensor does not work properly. But generally. You are right. It saves money and the quality is rarely suspect unless it is a newer car.
@@SophiaAphrodite Oh yeah for sure! Sensors, difficult to access parts, you should if able, go OEM.
Certain parts you don't wanna go to cheap on. Last week I had my front CV Axels replaced. I believe they were the originals, no issues, they've held up very well. Although, I wanted to do some preventative maintenance. I didn't go OEM, but they were high quality. Hopefully those will perform for the remaining life of the car.
Always have and always bring my own parts.
Never had an issue with any of my trusted mechanics.
Had plenty of problems with shops putting the same garbage that broke back into my car/motorcycle when I could have spent a little extra for a better aftermarket part that will resolve my problem and last.
Needed radiator done. Shop wanted $500. A radiator is $80 and maybe an hour of work. I got it done Sunday after church.
Honestly, it depends on the car. I would argue most radiators take a lot more than an hour to replace.
@wormer66 there can be terrible designs sure: once took 30mins on a headlight bulb. But if worked on Hondas, bmw, audi, jeep, 1 max for most rad jobs (or get a new car 😂)
@@keithhawk7743 Eric's complete auto repair Newark oh, 2009 Honda accord
@@Odyssey636 * long af* had a bmw you could pop hood and the headlights were right there! 3-5 mins jobs top. Didn't even need tools
Do you want an award? Some people don’t have the tools or space to do the work. You do… good for you. Not everyone’s lives are the same, hence why a SHOP gets paid to do the work, when someone CANNOT. You’re the UA-cam hero of the day… Pat yourself in the back… 😂
Mechanics hate it when you do this because now they can’t take advantage of you and charge you a %300 mark up 😢
300%? Honestly when you bring your own part to avoid markup, the shop usually increases the labor cost to offset that loss. Plus you lose your labor warranty. In the end you really dont gain much.
@@Discretesignals That's a great story champ, I don't bring my own parts to a mechanic anyway so you're falling on deaf ears :(
Yea the just install it incorrectly and than charge you again for their negligence
@@tecdeccollectmahekquaterfi4710 The guy wasn't speaking about you personally. Learn how to have a conversation.
i just had a engine replaced i ask the shop to do it but i brought my own engine saved myself 4k they ended up putting a thermostat on it that was bad that almost blew the new engine so at the end of the day ill pick my own parts from brands and company's i trust not u
He's right, it's the same thing in the plumbing buisness, it's the same thing in any service buisness
I own 3 construction companies. Dude, if you can DIY, go for it. It will save you money.
I got into the business because I was so poor I had to fix everything myself.
That included my appliances, lawn mower, truck, and basic electrical, plumbing and carpentry.
I realized there was money to be made. And I sucked at school.
@@youtubesucks1499 word
As a technician, I never, I mean never replace parts with anything but OEM, especially any electrical or computer parts. Of course there are exceptions, such as air, cabin, and oil filters, brake rotors, and wipers.
Mechanics want you to pay 400 dollars for a 100 dollar water pump
600 for coil packs
You got a bee on your hat
Have you priced parts lately?
Nothing is cheap anymore.
Good luck finding late model aftermarket Toyota parts .
It wouldn’t surprise me if your pump is $400 over the counter or online without labor costs or markup.
I do most of my own work.
But I also understand where some of the costs come from.
Special tools that do one thing aren’t cheap either and usually take a few jobs to pay for themselves.
You’re at the wrong shop then, if we get a part for 100, our matrix would be around 140.
labour
I'd rather pay $60 for a Chinese part from Amazon than pay $400 for a Chinese part, not from Amazon.
Not everything in China is of equal quality.
Proof ?
@@tomcat8662 You’re right…it’s often far better than US…
Shops usually give a 24 month 12k warranty. This is on parts and labor. If the parts fail? They recoup that labor from the parts vendors. By filing a labor claim.
@@dlrowmotemoclew you smoking some good shit if you think that
It a waste of time and money when you're bring you're own parts not to mention the customer might buy the wrong parts and the shop have to wait for the correct parts, this guy is 100% correct.
No he’s a scummy scammy suck ass mechanic.
Now everything makes sense; my dealership is just tryinh to save me time and money by charging the heck out of me, thank you for the explanation
"pay for the part twice, so in case it does fail youll get what you paid for"
how about we cross that bridge when we get there.
Bro for real 😂 that's like Honda charging you 100k for a civic "in case it breaks down and you need a new one" gtf outta here
True I try to allways bring my own parts because sometimes it saves you an 100$ or so if the mechanic is cool with it!
( if there under 300$-500$ ish )
Either way it's not that much of an loss and you get an extra part 😂
Bull Shit... plain and simple..
*burn that bridge
And.... you can probably buy it 3 damn times and do it yourself.
Don't let him scare you with this rare tale.
This video is like he works for Biden or something.
He's not entirely wrong but the only time this happens is if the customer is dumb enough to bring used crappy parts for the job or if the mechanic did something wrong
@@MrLandslide84 misspelled con-man Trump
@@westsidesagittarius3103 New parts do break/wear out early. Even the quality ones, more often then one would think. That being said while it is a gamble most of the time you will save way more supplying parts then you will lose .
@@westsidesagittarius3103 I used to work as a salesman for a dismantler briefly. The number of people buying used suspension components with old bushings defies logic. They weren't even that much cheaper than aftermarket.
#1 reason is wrong parts are very commonly brought in. These Online retailers, parts store employees, customer’s lack of knowledge, any of which could cause a problem.
well thats the thing. this guy is right because half of people are dumber than a bag of rocks with no common sense, and to protect themselves from liability the mechanics refuse customers bringing in their own parts.
then again you'd think that a savvy mechanic would be able to sus out that kind of person but maybe this guy is also an ignoramus.
You get what you pay for - generally. Sometimes you get less than what you pay for, and at other times - you end up getting more than you paid for unexpectedly 😅
This is why I'm the only person that works on my car. Cant blame anyone else but myself if shit goes wrong
Good for you! not everyone has the mechanical know how or the time to do it them self.
@Dale smith fucking should at this point. We're in a throw away society and basic shit can be handled by most people.
Idk how we went from a society that could program thier own computers build our own circuit boards or repair our own cars only to wind up like a bunch of drooling fucking idiots.
So while you know mechanics you probably need help in other things like house maintenance and technology repair, you probably stink at alot of other things you cant do. Multi talented doesn't mean you'll know everything. So when you need help with something someone will say that's why I'm my own tech. Or that's why I'm a chef, or that's why I'm a plumber, or that's why I'm a mason, or that's why I'm a carpenter, or that's why I'm a lifeguard, or thats why I'm a doctor, or that's why I'm a dildo, or that's why I'm a pilot, or that's why I'm a fisherman, or that's why I'm a firefighter, or that's why. Etc
But they all have access to UA-cam.
In this video, he’s saying the part was defective. Mechanic didn’t do anything wrong. So regardless of who installed, the manufacturer is to blame
i have never seen a mechanic shop honor a warranty lmao
😂 same they might warranty the part but they'll charge you for the labour again lol.
You've been bamboozled
I have.
Agreed I've never either, they'll always find a way to charge you. Find a good mechanic that doesn't work for a big chain
I have warrantied many things over the years, at no cost to the customer.
The real problem is on my side, trying to get the part supplier to cover my cost for their defective component. The bigger ones will, but I often still have to eat the labor time.
He's not wrong but he is sugar coating. Yes, parts are marked up to cover potential issues like this and yes if no issues, they'll book a bit more profit on the job. If you are gonna bring your own parts, do your own wrenching. Because NO shop is going to warranty a part they weren't paid for. Nobody in any business would. People just hate mechanics because you're typically upset when you're forced to deal with one. Most of them just want to earn a living. They aren't robbing anyone, and if they are they suck at it because they aren't rolling in money.
They absolutely are robbing everyone wtf are you on?? 90% of mechanics are just criminal losers living a scam every day of their lives
Ah yes the good ol’ autozone up charge, you must despise customers bringing in oem parts
This mechanic is the reason I learned to put on almost anything on my own car 😂. UA-cam’s my mechanic now
Uh huh. Changing your own parts at home is not always so easy nor recommended. I had the air intake, valve covers, and plenum gaskets redone in my car last year at the mechanic. It was a 10 hour job. Guess why I had it done by a professional? Multiple amateurs on UA-cam commented that they had attempted to do this kind of job on their own with the same make and model as my car but they couldn't get their car to start because they put it back together wrong and didn't know what they were doing. So that leaves you bringing it to the mechanic having to explain you messed up your car and having to pay the mechanic to either do a diagnosis and/or put it back together correctly.
@@Russell-rc6qq Study first, then go to the practice and do the job sistematically. You have the time that the professional doesnt. No need for a professional
@@Russell-rc6qq pleb, been re-building my onw car for a while now, engines are really just lego's 5.0 04 mustang owner has save 8000 dollars year to date
@@RS-cs9wf You Didn't "Save" Anything!!! You Earned That 8 Thousand Dollars!!! JUST Like The Mechanic Would Of EARNED When He Did The Work!!!
So You Didn't "Save" Anything, You Traded Your Time And Energy For That Money!!! And Since You Probably Took 3 To 4 Times Longer Than A Professional You Actually Lost Money!!!
@@rockerpat1085he woulda had to pay for labor so no he didn’t pay more not going to a mechanic .
I work at a dealership and I’ll say, those markups are ridiculous
Me too and it’s simply greed
OEM parts will never be cheap no matter how you slice it.
To be quite Frank it's even worse at a dealership because you already have access to all of those parts
@@williamsanders468 only cause you gotta buy em from the stealership.
Facts seen Freon selling for 5xs what they get it for at a carrier dealership
If a mechanic won't use my parts I go elsewhere.
Good. Bye Felisha.
As a shop owner trust me when I say I'm sure he's ecstatic not to use your cheap eBay parts
@@AFatherToTheFatherless Exactly
@@AFatherToTheFatherlessexcept when he gets them from the same shop you guys get your parts brought in from. I'm impressed with the level of arrogance you manage to display, especially from a mechanic; one of the world's strongest legal con artist jobs.
People like you are the reason I work on my own car. Never have any problems when I put new parts in my car, rather than getting a mechanic to put a $450 junkyard part that fails in 2 days. There's very good reasons for people not trusting mechanics, and you know damn well the reasons. You can't act oblivious to things like that.
@@MintberryCrunch452 fantastic
Customers who have brought in their own parts and then had a failure try and blame the shop expecting the shop to fix it again for free even though they were told that they don't get warranty coverage for bringing in their own parts. Its simply not worth the headache for the shops a lot of the time. Ridiculous customers caused the problem and ruined it for everyone else.
I work in the commercial section of a parts store. The discounts most shops get is actually insane. A lot of times they'll get stuff 30-50% cheaper than a normal customer can buy it for. They then look at the retail price, then mark up that price. I think I'll stick with bringing in my own parts using my employee discount, thank you.
There's also the fact that the markup percentage still drastically exceeds loss from failure. So yeah, it's straight into the shop's pocket
Yes Sir. Exactly how it works! 30-50% is spot on
And you know this how exactly? Source: your non-mechanic buddy told you so?
@@MrRightNow I often see customer invoices from these shops because whenever a part fails, the shops can submit what's called a labor claim to us, which is them trying to get us to pay them for the labor they put in on the vehicle because we sold them a part that didn't work. In order for us to process these, they have to send us an invoice that shows how much they charged the customer for labor, parts, etc.
As someone who also works doing the same thing you do, can confirm, my local mechanics will tear a new butthole into customers with their mark-up prices. The few that I see that they don’t and keep it honest, those are the ones I recommend.
In other words. GUYS KEEP BRINGING YOUR OWN PARTS. When the mechanics start WHINING you know we are saving money
Im a mechanic and i encourage it. Either itll be the wrong part, which means i dont gotta touch your shitbox today, or its the right part from china, in which case, youll be coming back ;) throw that money at us. We love it.
Oh, and you will for sure be charged full labor each time you bring your own crap, and each time your own crap breaks, im charging you full price again. And again. And again. Until you dipshits learn. So yes guys, KEEP BRINGING THOSE PARTS FROM OREILLYS
Big time
Nah he isn’t giving the right reason. Its fine to bring your own parts but just don’t buy the cheapest possible knockoff parts you can find, because those are never a direct fit and usually a nightmare to install. Also the cheap knockoffs fail a lot more then the ones you pay a little more for.
Well, in personal experience mechanics start crying when they have to do some extra wishes for anybody. Most of the time it's some silly idea thats either not gonna work or they brought the wrong part for it. If you're unlucky you already tore apart the car and your lift will be blocked until the correct part has arrived. Sucks ass esp. bcs the customers after you will in the worst case be waiting aswell.
@@tijnbrackel2712 at the shop I used to work at it was policy not to accept customer parts. This was for the reasons he mentioned in video and also because of the quality of the parts the customers would bring in. Cheap knock off or used shit, and it always ended up coming back. So the manager came up with this rule. If we knew you on a personal level though (friend or even some acquaintances) we’d slap your part in for you and just charge labor.
My mechanic would charge me double.
The only time its ok to being your own parts is when it's a specialty shop doing a specific custom upgrade, such as a larger turbo, or a new exhaust header for some bigger pipes... with the understanding that you are responsible for everything that happens feom the instant you accept the job as done.
And you always call ahead and set up an appointment anyway, so they're aware of exactly what you'll be bringing, and are prepared.
Otherwise... let them do what they know best. For average, everyday consumer parts, they know beat what REALLY has quality/works best in the real world environment, regardless of online reviews or ratings, lol. Nothing can beat first-hand knowledge and experience.
I love how he lives in a parallel universe where mechanic shops are usually fair and honest. The gross amount of corruption led me to become my own mechanic for 90% of auto issues, and for that, I’m grateful.
Lol being a broke student made me learn it. Unless I’m willing to pay the lazy tax I’ll do it myself
I had a 2.4 ecotec I replaced the timing chain on, I thought I had it timed right, but it wasn't. So at that point it was just too much of a pain in the ass . So I towed it too a shop and it cost me 600$ for them just to time it.
@@entrim you should have kept on trying to fix it yourself....
agree dude
only brought my car to mechanic once cause it was simple had the parts and i couldn't be bothered. they put something in my power steering pump which was fine when it went in and they ruined it i think they literally put water in it then refused to give me my engine cover skid plate because "ill be back to fix my power steering pump soon since its bad" needless to say im never letting a mechanic touch my shit for convenience sake and i also someone who was a family friend that day. on thing to scam common customers another to scam a family friend and think its ok. true scum of the earth to even not care about being friends with family and to use that as a im being honest bs
So you charge everybody extra just in case a couple of them fail. But you're really doing it for us.
Right and then they'll fight you on bringing it back..
Not just in case a couple fail...for WHEN a couple fail. It's a guarantee it happens. So you factor it in to the cost of doing business. That's literally how you run a business. Jesus, people are so stupid on the internet.
The "mark up" is there because shops don't buy parts from Amazon or rock auto. They buy them from parts suppliers. If they don't mark the part up, in order to make a profit, why would anyone do it? You idiots really have forgotten that some people have to earn a living.
@@isaackvasager9957 lol he just said he's getting paid for labor AGAIN when the customer's part fails. He's not losing here
@@dickbutt7854 No shit, genius....he's charging the customer for labor the 2nd time BECAUSE the customer brought his own part. My point was that WHEN THE MECHANIC provides the part, they have to mark it up to allow for these types of warranty works to be performed FOR NO EXTRA CHARGE. Honest to god, the internet seems extra stupid today.
What I have an issue with is when a shop can't get a part, but I can and they won't use my part, making me pay out money for shop labor to still not have my car fixed and then I have to find another shop and start the process all over again.
I work at a shop and i do not like people bringing in their own parts only because i need to know that it is the exact part that they need. Even sidework i do choose the parts. I will agree though, that shit is overpriced
Shoot. Try owning the shop.. It's ridiculously overpriced.
Most shops buy aftermarket parts, and then charge you for OEM parts. Blow that smoke elsewhere !
"Most shops" don't do that. And good shops generally charge 30% on their cost on a part. Considering they can typically get the parts 15 to 20% cheaper, you should only be paying 10 to 20% (give or take) more than what you could buy it for yourself. I've worked in the industry for over 20 years, and shops that succeed and have customer retention follow this routine. Of course there are edge cases like on very expensive parts we generally get much less of a percentage because of the higher cost and on really inexpensive things we might charge 40 to 60%. But there is a method for us to make money and foe you to to be treated fairly. Find a good shop and stick with them. They will treat you right.
@@davidhodge0201some after market parts are better than OE by a country mile. OE control arms are shit, and I'm not even sure Chrysler can competently manufacture chassis parts.
@20sSomethingPunk I mean, yeah. There are luxury brands out there thay are definitely as good or better than oe. But, most people aren't buying those. They get the ebay/Amazon special that may or may not work out of the box.
@@davidhodge0201 not luxury, just off the shelf, like moog, precision, monroe, gates, spicer, etc. They are literally the same parts many shops are buying.
@20sSomethingPunk I'll be honest with you, I'm a fan of all the part brands listed here, but anecdotally I'd go as far as to say that those brand can sometimes be as good as, but not better. Sure that will vary from car manufacturer, some cars are built with crappy parts to begin with so being "better" than isn't a glowing endorsement. I've been doing suspension work for 20 years and I'm a fan of moog, but I've had more moog parts fail on me sooner than the oem parts failed to begin with. But all in all. I dont necessarily disagree with you. All I'm saying is if you're gonna go aftermarket, get a reputable brand name that is known for making good parts, and if you dont know what to get oem is generally a safe bet to get a good part that will last as long as the original part did.
"Little bit of a markup"
Charges triple what the part costs
😂 Yup
And has a good relationship with the parts house, that will RTV the defective part and give him a new one at zero cost.
Yup, and on top of that, charges more in labor as well than what some parts even cost. I understand the expertise matters, but so does honesty.
@@clintshafer8920And then that part probably gets scrapped by him. He makes money off the bad part as you said.
@@ethanweeter2732 Tell me you have no clue without telling me. The cost of the part has nothing to do with the labor involved in replacing said part.
I can settle this argument right now. Whoever provides the wrong parts for the job, has to pay the cost of labor for doing the job over again. End of story.
To all of you saying this is BS, I just had to have a starter replaced on my truck. The shop called me, said it was done, I showed up. It still wouldn't start. I was pissed. Mechanic said sorry, we'll make it right. Took 4 more days, 2 of which were weekend. But they got my truck going, I overheard one of the young guys in the shop, say it was the 5th starter. Didn't cost me another penny. They were on the hook for it, not me. I was an electrical contractor for about 15 years, and yes we would mark up materials between 100% & 200%, because we are required by law to warranty our work. So if we buy a ceiling fan and it goes bad 6 months later, that markup covers our cost to come back out, and for a new fan.
Literally every company that buys and sells adds a markup. Wild that people don't get it.
@Carlitosway211 because you are ripping people off. Charge for your professional service, not for the material. Guarantee me great service. If you can't, you don't even trust your own work. So why should I come to you?
@@poetryrhymez9620 you go ahead and run a business like the way you want. You won't be in business for long. What do you think "Mark Up" is? So I'm guessing you should be able to by a pair of pants for about a buck fifty for the labor it took and the cotton, rivets, button and zipper?
Most of the time that is how I would price a job. I would figure the cost of materials then double it, and whether it took me an hour or 3 days it was the same cost. Some people wanted time and materials in almost every case it ended up costing them more. BTW on a time and materials job I would only add 25% to the material cost.
@@poetryrhymez9620 The markup and labor combined equal charging for professional service. You have zero clue what it takes to run a full scale repair shop. If you don't want to pay full scale prices, go to the guy in the run down shop with antiquated equipment, working himself to the grave, who's happy to be exploited for peanuts.
@@Carlitosway211 A 300% markup is unreasonable. In what world is a $150 and $129 battery an $800 including labor even reasonable. It's 1.5 hours of labor tops. I'm not paying a mechanic $570 for 90 minutes worth of work.
Until you hear $200 for a serpentine belt.
The best is $1000 for brakes
5000$ for a Jeep gas tank that’s 15 years old but “brand new”. Fact check me. If you buy a Jeep go before 2000 or get a second job
$800 for a belt tensioner replacement from some local mechanic, took it to the dealership and they did it for $400 still higher than I would like but I didn’t have time to replace it myself 🤷♂️
Wheel bearing, shop says 1.5k tf, took it to a small own family little mechanic shop 840, still expensive but had a hook up, new wheel bearing and hub all for 840, car runs like new for almost 2 year
@@voidscorcher686 I did a belt tensioner on my sister’s car in 20 minutes and it cost me $80 from Amazon five years ago still works great. Toyota
If you're smart enough to buy the right part for the right car, you're smart enough to watch a youtube tutorial on how to do it yourself
You might be smart enough on how to do it but you might not always have the right tools to do the job
don’t have the time, i accept the conditions of my mechanic and even tell me the parts you brought were trash don’t complain about it
Depends on how long the job would take doing it yourself, tbh. Most people can't have their car out of service longer than a weekend.
I've done my own engine swaps and rebuilds, etc. Most people don't have the time or tools to do jobs more involved than brakes.
@@hanzalamehmood2991 or the time
Yup. Few tools and you are fixed for life
This is the guy that will tell your mom, wife, and daughter they need a new engine and transmission but all you needed was an oil change
Always tell them to show you the problem wither on the diagnostic tool or if its a leak to show you and then take it for second opinon.
This man is in full business promotion mode right now.
"We overcharge you because we usually break something else while installing a new part and we need to cover the cost of our incompetence"
😂Who hurt you dude? You're probably that guy that always gets the "cheaper guy", then wonders why shit always gets broke.
Wouldn’t doubt it lol.
Literally dealing with a shops incompetence at the moment cause they didn’t have the integrity of telling me they JB welded a Camshaft Cap bolt together that they broke, now I gotta fix it.
That happens quite alot too. Nevermind that they have 30-50% discount and then they charge 50% higher than msrp or more...
@@Jimster481 I went to ford to have my truck looked at. They wanted $1600 in parts to fix my parking break and replace the rear rotors. I found them online for $$400
Perks of being a car guy; I will never have to deal with shady mechanics or dealerships
The only time I ever take my car in his for an alignment because I can't do camber and caster, and I got free lifetime alignment for my car from Firestone I just say no to whatever the fuck they try to sell me
Until you end up breaking something because you think you’re the master mechanic
@@andybub45 Of course things never break from mechanics ha ha ha ha ha
@@andybub45 that’s how you learn to do it right ole boy 😂
You spelled Steelershits wrong.
I spent $140 on a alternator that the shop tried to charge me $460 instead of $700 i paid $320.. lol thank god for providing my own parts
Honestly, I don't even care about saving the money. I like being able to pick out the brand of the part... I only put good ones in... But good shops do to
Avoid this man at all costs
nah his points are well taken. none of us want to work for free.
@@BossItUp911his points are not well taken! Any body these days can be a glorified parts changer and order their own Chinese aftermarket parts just like they do and not pay triple the price!
@@jl456 so what you're saying is he has to pay for the problems of your prior bad experiences even if he's a standup dude? yeh, no thanks. glad i'm not a mechanic dealing with that all day.
@@BossItUp911what I'm saying is, be isn't gonna pay for parts regardless if you purchased them through him or not. He will just make up some B's as to why it's not covered and charge you again
@@joeb134 how do you know he will make up some BS? seems clear you've had bad experiences and will project them to him.
That’s why we have ChrisFix and Scotty Kilmer, to learn how to work on our cars without burning our money with stupid car shops. We are the warranty.
Totally agree
ChrisFix is one thing, but if you're trusting Scotty for good advice, you're living dangerously.
Not entirely. As a former mechanic, unless you do this shit 8 hours a day 6 days a week, you won't have 5he skills. It ain't rocket science but experience and expertise 8s what your buying. Like a dentist or plumber find a wrench you can trust.
@@NickSharpe i was a mechanic for 32 years and did pretty much everything under the car and under the hood. but we did not swap engines or transmissions at the shop i worked in but we would do some motor work usually the deepest we went might be an intake manifold gasket. but it does take sometime to really get the experience needed to do the job right. i used to have a crowd of customers that would bring in their car and only want me to work on them. we had a few hacks in our shop that did crap work but were good friends with the bosses and were never fired for screwing up. but i ended up fixing the screw ups and those customers always came back wanting me on their car. getting the work done fast and done correctly goes a long way with a customer. also being honest with them is the best too.
honesty seems to have been lost in quite a few professions these days, not just the automotive industry...
Yessssss!!!! Hi five!!!!! ❤
There sure are a lot of ignorants on this thread that clearly don't understand what a mark up is for. Rob leaving out much of the why doesn't help.
What y’all don’t realize is he’s not talking about YOU. Most of the people commenting here have enough experience to pick their own parts correctly, know what they want etc. he’s talking ab the other 80% of customers that don’t even know what a dipstick is, try to buy their own shit and fuck up everything
“I don’t know what you’re up to, but I know you’re not trying to make less money”
-Bill Burr
😂😂😂
😆 🤣 😂
You can say that again 😜
Other reason is A LOT of shops will use the cheapest parts possible. Some people want certain parts.
and/or they just replace the minimum, when they could easily replace all the worn stuff they pull so it lasts long time.
That's what happened to my dad's old car.
He took it to this mechanic and it was all fine for a short time and then those cheap parts broke easily and it just made the car worse than it initially was.
My dad was a basically scammed out of thousands
Thats why you go to reputable shops.
There is a BMW specialist shop in my city that does a TON of business. Admittedly they're good, but they often will use junk yard parts without telling the customer to save money (both the shop and the customer to be fair). That's fine, but I'd want them to clear it with me first before using it!
Exactly. It's your car but they want to be the only ones who can decide what should go into your car. Ridiculous.
I like to handpick parts by actual manufacturers online because when I go to my local store they'll hand me something branded ACTION-PRO and I hesitate to change out the factory part at all.
Yeah or brands like Best Part, OEM Genuine or some other crap like that 🤣
That's nice of you.... I've had a mechanic put on a part that fails and then tell me it's my problem..... I'll just buy my parts online. When they fail after I buy them online I can take it off and send it back for being crap. So it's a better deal than the local mechanic laughing and saying it's my problem that his crap part broke
The real issue is that it's NOT " a little bit of mark-up". Usually it's marked up that little bit (by about 70% or more), and they think that's cool. This is why some bring their OWN, not to be ripped off!
And how many parts fail a short time after install?
And don't they buy parts with warranty? Or does this guy buy whatever cheap crap he can get? That's just a driveshaft, which tend to have at least 2 year/40,000km warranty from an Australian store.
Don't buy a car and bitch about if you don't know how to fix it, or can't afford to fix it
We had a local shop to try to get away with 60% mark up that’s why people bring their own parts in
Let's use some common sense, lower control arm, pays about 1.5hrs in the labor manual. Average labor rate is like $130. $130x1.5 + cost of the part. Probably around $400-500. If that part fails it's covered under parts warranty and there's no extra labor attached. Vs, buying a cheap $100 part + the $130x1.5. $195+$100, $295... if you have to do the job twice because you provided a crappy part, you pay closer to $600 assuming you use the same crappy part again. More if you get a higher quality part.
@Kapa if I as a customer buy a part with a parts warranty, the vendor will only give you a new part, you still have to pat someone to do it if you can't do it yourself.
That “little bit of markup” is the reason why learned to work on cars on the first place 😂
This is the exact reason I bought all the tools that cost maybe 10 times the initial cost of the original fix but I can nearly fix anything at this point
@@Skum322yep same, long term big investment with cheap returns in the future once you learn the skills for it
What a lot of yall don't get is visible in the image behind him. The building, the lifts. all the associated costs - taxes, insurance in the millions, workers comp, local payoffs, you name it. Crazy diagnostic gear needed to fix your rolling computer. It isn't like the 80s HEI, Durafail, points, carbs. Every car has countless computers that all must agree or your 80K toy won't even start. So yeah, there is a markup. I mark up parts for the same reasons - building, costs of same, taxes, utilities. There are costs to running a business most people don't see or understand.
These people have no fucking clue.
@@fixit1519 At the risk of sounding obtuse it sounds to me as though you have never owned a business.
I pretty much can promise I don't buy parts at the same store you do. Nor do I buy the cheapest crap available. I charge fairly, I do myself right and I do my customer right.
I probably would turn your business down because I am not going to fund hundreds or thousands of dollars in hard costs without you having a little skin in the game. I have been burned over the years and started requiring a down payment on expensive parts. You sound, to be blunt, like a tightwad.
For any shop to stay in business there is ongoing investment in tools, equipment, a proper safe workspace, training plus all the regulatory costs of keeping the doors open and the tax man away. These costs are indeed part of your labour costs. Otherwise shops go out of business. What happens when there is one shop left in your town? He charges what he wants and takes as much time as he needs and you, my dear, have no choice in the matter. So be careful what you ask for, you might just get it.
@@fixit1519 Tell me you have no clue without telling me. EVERY SINGLE BUSINESS relies on customers spending money with them to pay their bills. EVERY SINGLE ONE. In order for it to work how you are suggesting, the owner and business would have to live on thin air, that's not sustainable one bit. All of your suggestions are asinine at best.
Go open up a retail business of any kind and see how far you get not adding a mark up to cover your expenses. Some of you people got to be high when you think of this bullshit.
@@Dannysoutherner See what I mean? Guy just proved my point about some of these people not having a fucking clue.
Totally! Have a good Christmas and don't let the grinches bite!
love how it went from you don't want the shop to mark it up and charge you a shit ton of money to a little bit of mark up
From what I've seen, a lot of shops are still going to charge you for the work to replace a faulty part. The last thing a mechanic wants to do is replace something for free.
And he said he gets paid for labor on the second replacement. He has no excuse for that markup
Not if the mechanic is installing a faulty part from their supplier. In that case, the supplier should have a warranty on the part to cover it
@@dumdumdugan1940 depends on supplier many just cover the part. If you get a blown engine because supplier sold a bad coolant hose. You may be liable for an engine because they will only cover the hose itself.
If the part is faulty they will 100% replace it for free. Idk about the Facebook mechanic you brought your car too😂
Yeah this wasn't even a good line.
C’mon guys, the shops are trying to save you money! 😂
we all know that mechanics are upstanding citizens who dont want to take your money
It’s just so the mechanic can back you up in case something fails because he forgot his wrench inside your throttle body, that’s all.
had to get a seal replaced on my camaro. dude was under the car for 17 minutes. charged me an hour labour. Never went to that garage again.
@@chadjackson4786 shouldve done it yourself
@@SillyPuddy2012 this
I always bring my own hamburger to McDonald's and get them to cook it up for me. I also appreciate when the parts don't fit and now who bays for my bay downtime?
I like how you word it that when I buy a dorman part from O'reilly's. It's cheap Chinese junk. But when you have a dorman part delivered by O'reilly's it's all the sudden a name brand 😂
It's "all of a sudden". Never in the history of that expression has it ever been "all the sudden". You sound like an uneducated.
Yeah a name brand of the highest quality when its from O'reilly. Stupid mechanics. If the bastards would act honest I wouldnt mind giving them extra, but when they screw you they better believe you will ruin their business with reviews.
@@jensz9360 You act as if dishonesty is a prerequisite to being a mechanic. People are dishonest, period. Not one industry is immune to it. Hell, an honest career mechanic will deal with more dishonest "customers" during his career than any one person will ever deal with dishonest mechanics.
@@keeblertime1486 Ok , sure keep believing that.😏
@@jensz9360 Unless you see well over 1000 mechanics a year, it's a fact. I see over 2000 customers a year and several 100 try and pull some shit.
Not a mechanic, but this is why I fix my own shit. UA-cam is my mechanic.
Mechanic here. Y'all for hire? I got the parts 😂
But I do agree, there are some crooked fkrs out there. Gives us 3 percent a bad name. I don't want to replace anything that isn't failed or going to fail. I work hard for my $$ and so do my customers, I don't want them paying for sht they don't need.
@Brad A Yes, Sir!! But upon taking a look further; you're also gonna need new spark plugs, o2 sensors (both down and upstream), your MAF is bad, oil change, alignment, and I'm gonna have to top off the blinker fluid. Oh, BTW, I accidently "lost" the new Borla exhaust you wanted me to install. Contract you signed states I'm not liable for thef.. I mean, parts lost. But since I like you, I throw in the lot at the low price of $5,000. Hell, I'll even add new tire air valve caps for free. Sound good?
@@angeldiaz2550 🤣🔧🥒
@@angeldiaz2550 sounds like you should do your own work or find someone with a good reputation
That's why I do my own stuff.
Y'all ain't ripping me off 😅
Been doing what I can for over 20 years. I have two guys I trust when I need them.
@@petew8238 True!
Yup true that yes they do rip us off I’m a farm boy back yard mechanic dealerships and shops don’t like us that much either lol they must absolutely hate you tube now 😅
Yiur still getting your money after they break the cheap part so let them bring there cheap part in shouldn’t make no difference.
@@kalvinlabuik3366 same here, its too expensive to go to a mechanic to maintain a fleet of cars and a backhoe and bulldozer, much better to learn how to fix it yourself and know when your getting fucked over
I tried this once and the guy told me do you bring McDonald's hamburger and ask them to make you cheeseburgers?
The bigger the shop, the bigger the markup. Its called overhead. That's why the big dealerships charge outrageous markups. You are paying for inventory, the big building, property taxes, insurance, salaries, etc etc and profit. You want it done cheaply, do it yourself or find a weedend mechanic who works out of his shed in his backyard